Beckham v. Cayton

Appellee, W. K. Cay-ton, sued appellant, J. J. Beckham, and Jim Henson to recover the sum of $250. Henson was dismissed from the suit before trial and need not be further considered as a party to the suit. Appellee alleged as a basis for the recovery sought by him that, at the time of the transactions involved in this suit, he was engaged in procuring purchasers for and making sales of land and oil, gas and mineral leases for others; that Jim Henson was agent and attorney in fact for appellant; that said Henson, acting for appellant, being desirous of selling an oil and gas lease on a certain…